Researcher

Bryan Tan is a PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and an A*STAR Computing and Information Science (ACIS) scholar. He received his BEng in Computer Science and Design from SUTD in 2024, graduating with Highest Distinction and double minors in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Humanities. Bryan’s research focuses on socially responsible AI and large language models, including cultural alignment, demographic bias and persuasion dynamics. His work has appeared in venues including ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, EACL, ICWSM, and CSCW Companion, with publications on persona-prompted value emulation, multimodal cultural understanding, LLM-based hiring bias and persuasion robustness, and LLMs in disinformation scenarios.